De la Nature, et des Causes de la Fièvre: du légitime usage de la saignée & des purgatifs…
Paris: Chez Laurent D’Houry, 1701. Third edition.
An early 18th-century French medical treatise devoted to the nature, causes, and treatment of fevers, written by the Paris physician Pierre Minot. The work reflects the transitional state of medicine at the turn of the eighteenth century, when Galenic traditions of bleeding and purgation still dominated European medical practice, yet empirical observation and chemical remedies were increasingly entering professional discourse. Minot discusses the “legitimate use” of bloodletting and purgatives in the treatment of febrile disease, while also examining the medicinal application of quinquina (cinchona bark), one of the most important early modern remedies and the precursor to quinine. The text includes practical therapeutic observations, discussions of bodily humors and circulation, and commentary on fever pathology within the framework of contemporary French academic medicine.
Condition & Binding: Bound in contemporary full calf with raised bands to spine. Binding remains solid and functional overall, with moderate rubbing, scuffing, and wear to boards and extremities; corners bumped and somewhat worn. Minor loss and wear at spine ends. Internally generally clean with scattered foxing, toning, and occasional light dampstaining. Contemporary manuscript ownership inscriptions and annotations to front endpapers and title page. Overall- good. Item #881
Price: $850.00